Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf (Iresine herbstii)

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Mar 05, 2003

These look great in a tropical themed flower border.

Common name: Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Iresine
Species herbstii

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/51652/

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Wim Soest, Netherlands Jul 11, 2003

Hi Calalily,

I have made a site about Iresine.
I need much more info to complete it.
If you have any information please let me know.
The link is:
http://www.iresineworld.toptropicals.com/pages/indexpag.html

Kind Regards,
Wim Maassen (The Netherlands)

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 11, 2003

Wim, did you know that they bloom? They have cream colored plumes. I don't know much about them, they did good in my tropical beds and seem to be able to survive long dry periods in the winter when I would forget to water them.

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Wim Soest, Netherlands Jul 15, 2003

Calalily,
Thanks for your respons.
I did know that they can bloom but I've never seen it.
They say that the bloom is not beuatifull and very little.

Where do you live, that you can hold your plant outside in the winter? I live in the Netherlands and I can only hold the plant outside from may - september. Then I have to put it indoor because it's too cold for it.

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 15, 2003

I didn't leave them outside, I have a greenhouse. I will soon be moving to zone 10 though and they can live outside there all winter.

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Wim Soest, Netherlands Jul 17, 2003

That's great. I hope to get a greenhouse also next year, so I can grow much more plants. But it's even better when you can grow plants outside in winter and summer.
Do you have only the Iresine aacuminata or do you have more variety's of Iresine?

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 17, 2003

I only have this one kind.

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